Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties

09/28/23: Crime, Courts, Accidents & Incidents

• Traffic

James J. Wright, Plainfield, Ill., Speeding.

Dewayne Dwayne Jackson, Archer, No Valid Driver’s License.

Braden Layne Graff, Sioux City, Minor in Possession, Tobacco.

Jeffrey Ross Maddux, Denver, Colo., Speeding.

Andrew K. Portis, Omaha, Neb., Speeding.

Daniel Tai Yan Molenaar, Sanborn, No Valid Driver’s License.

Tyson Ray Getting, Sheldon, Speeding.

Joy Marie Lalk, Alton, Failure to Obey Traffic Control Device.

Justin Daniel Reed, Monticello, Minn., Speeding.

Matthew Lee Reisma, Hospers, Seatbelt Violation.

Pedro Ralios Pablo, Sheldon, No Valid Driver’s License.

Tyler Daniel McDonald, Sanborn, Speeding.

Joe Diaz, Ashton, No Valid Driver’s License; No Proof of Insurance; Speeding.

Adam John Thongvanh, Sheldon, Speeding.

William Brown, Paullina, Minor in Possession, Tobacco.

Ella West Hochstein, Seward, Neb., Speeding.

Achok M. Riak, Salt Lake City, Utah, Speeding.

Alberlardo Morales Lopez, Perry, No Valid Driver’s License.

Angelo Vitale Miller, Fort Dodge, Careless Driving.

Erasto Adronico Chavez Morales, Worthington, Minn., No Valid Driver’s License.

Edwin Thomas Niemeyer, Sioux City, Seatbelt Violation.

Mark Antony Koedam, Hartley, Speeding.

Benjamin Reed Magee, Sutherland, Speeding.

Noah Michael Niichel, Sanborn, Seatbelt Violation.

Brayan Alexander Ramirez Ramirez, Sanborn, No Valid Driver’s License.

Cheney Jess Vander Berg, Sioux Center, Dark Windows.

Kade William Julius, Sibley, Speeding.

Florentina Escobar Carreto, Sheldon, No Valid Driver’s License; Failure to Use Child Safety Device, 2 counts.

Brett Earl Mosier Tatsumi, Sheldon, Minor in Possession, Tobacco.

Elmer Eliberto Ramirez DeLeon, Granville, Driving While Suspended.

• OWI

Andrew Michael Oldenkamp, Granville.

Kannon Lee Russell, Spencer.

Caden Gregory Webber, Linn Grove.

Reina Chavez Lopez, Sheldon.

• Non-traffic

Meranda Lynn Miller, Sheldon, Felony.

Nathaniel Byron Kassel, Rock Rapids, Felony.

James Michael Brockhaus, Sutherland, Simple Misdemeanor.

Braden Layne Graff, Sioux City, Simple Misdemeanor.

• Probate

Ruth L. Den Beste, Deceased; Loren W. Den Beste and Brenda R. Timmons, Executors.

• Births

Luna Sonia Celine Wildeboer, 9/13/23.

Soren Carl Broersma, 9/15/23.

Betsy Jean Koerselman, 9/15/23.

Ledger Zane Stover, 9/15/23.

Amara Genesis Munoz, 9/6/23.

Esme Marie Brown, 9/11/23.

• Marriages

Gregory Jay Albers and Jaydrien Claire Ullrich.

Jordan Richard Sickels and Jessica Ann Pederson.

Mitchell Lee McDonald and Samantha Jo Klatt.

• Accused of stealing from residents

Jennifer Lynn Storm, 48, of Primghar, is accused of stealing money from several residents at the Pride Group. The criminal complaint alleges that over the course of several years Storm stole $23,358.28 from 21 different residents of the facility near Primghar.

Storm was an administrative assistant at the Pride Group from November 2020 through March of 2023 and was responsible for residents’ money. She allegedly used various techniques to defraud residents. The alleged incidents include keeping residents’ money obtained from an ATM, using their debit cards to make purchases, buying gift cards with their money, withdrawing money from a resident’s account and keeping whatever was not spent.

Storm also is alleged to have altered a signed withdrawal slip to change the amount and keep the difference, took a resident’s Social Security money and moved it to other accounts to cover up her thefts, and recorded that money withdrawn from a resident’s account was used for purposes different from what was intended.

Storm was charged with Dependent Adult Abuse (10 counts), a class D felony; Theft-1st Degree, a class C felony; and Ongoing Criminal Conduct, a class B felony. She was released from jail after posting a $35,000 cash or surety bond. A preliminary hearing was scheduled for Sept. 25.

• Charged with sexual abuse

Candido Miguel Trejo Gonzales, 35, was arrested by the Clay County Sheriff’s Office on Sept. 21 on an active warrant. He was charged with Sexual Abuse-2nd degree, Lascivious Acts with a Child, Sexual Abuse-3rd degree in an incident involving a child being the member of the same household, Lascivious Acts with a Child Inflicting Pain or Discomfort, and Indecent Contact with a Child.

Gonzales was booked into the county jail where he was held without bond.

• Arrested on burglary warrant

Christy Nicole Olberding Eldridge, 33, was arrested by the Clay County Sheriff’s Office on Sept. 15 on a warrant charging her with Burglary-3rd degree. She was booked into the county jail on a $5,000 cash or surety bond.